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Some people are excited about programming in the sense that they can "make the computer do stuff". But the way I see it, I make the computer "do stuff" by just
by Dewie 12y ago
Some people are excited about programming in the sense that they can "make the computer do stuff". But the way I see it, I make the computer "do stuff" by just simply pressing the power-on button. And writing a "hello world" doesn't make the computer accomplish more than to write the same string in a word processor.
Maybe some people should just be reminded that programming is not fundamentally different from using a computer in general. Just that you have more fine-grained control.
- akater 12y agoIndeed, you can just type “Hello world” in a text editor! A non-programmer, I'm sure making it a welcome checkpoint at a programming language is an incredibly stupid tradition. It should always be an one-liner that does something no app in the world can do, with clearly identified spots that a newcomer can tweak for their individual needs.